Welcome aboard to our newest employees, we’re glad you joined us!

William Grantham, Installations
Joseph Garrett, Installations
Francis Varelli, BW2
Amanda Meinhardt, Switchboard
Kevin Shadle, Installations
Jonathan Barnett, BAP
Charles Rich, BAP

Flags were flown at half-staff in May for the following service people who put their life on the line every day:

Army Capt. Charles E. Ridgley, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland, who died on April 16, 2011 in the line of duty at Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.

Air Force MSgt. Tara R. Brown of Bowie, Maryland, who was killed in action while serving as a NATO Air Training Commander-Afghanistan Communication Advisor in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Congratulations to Troy Smith of Compact Auto Parts, son of Andy Smith, who graduated from Thomas Stone High School. Way to go!

Best wishes go out to Cylinda and Bret Middleton and baby Henry who has spent several weeks in the hospital but is home now and recuperating nicely. Our thoughts are with you all every day.

Get well wishes go out to Andy Smith and Ron Hall. We miss you and hurry back!

A COMPANY IS KNOWN BY THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT MAKES UP IT’S TEAM!
Congratulations to the following employees for their years of service to the company:

Here are the latest photos of what’s going on over at AAAACO. This month they should see the building completed, paving done and landscaping finished. Can’t wait to see the final product!!!!

A frequent customer came in to purchase four truck tires this month but he had no where to put them. As innovative as our employees are, Jason Huston and Maurice Glascoe from Brandywine Auto Parts saw his dilemma and took it upon themselves to challenge one another with the “Brandywine Tire Toss”. Having two tires a piece, both came in with 50/50, one in the first time and second tire bouncing on the edge of the truckbed. But they had fun doing it and the customer was mighty happy. Thanks to Jason and Maurice.

In memory of Grandpa - J.P. Goddard, 5, of Leonardtown, lost his grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease. J.P. will participate in Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Sept. 17 in Solomons.

Five-year old J.P. Goddard (son of Jimmy Goddard, sales manager of Brandywine Truck Parts) of Leonardtown misses his Pop Pop.
His grandfather was one of the more than 5.4 million Americans who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

J.P.’s grandfather, John M. Wells of Clinton died Nov. 13, 2008 of Alzheimer’s, and now all that J.P. has is a photo of the two of them on his nightstand. His message is simple: “Other kids have their Pop Pops and I don’t, so love your Pop Pop all you can, while you can. You will miss him very much when he goes to live with God.”

J.P. is a two-time veteran of the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s™. On Sept. 17 at Asbury~Solomons Island, he will be participating in his third walk in honor of his grandfather.

For his fifth birthday, J.P. received a Target gift card from one of his friends. Looking around at all the toys he already had, he told his mother, Rebecca, that he wanted to donate the gift card because the people who do the walk have to walk a long way and get very thirsty and need something to drink and he wanted to buy water.

Rebecca Goddard explains: “J.P. loved his Pop Pop very much and when he died he took it very hard. He has a photo of his Pop Pop in his bedroom and tells it goodnight almost every night. He and his Pop Pop got very close when he lived with us.”

Besides donating the gift card to purchase water for the walkers, J.P. has set a personal goal of raising $300. “I was so touched by his story,” stated Linda Gottfried, Director of the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter’s Southern Maryland office. “This little boy has a big heart.”

J.P. agrees that the world would be a better place without Alzheimer’s and he is supporting the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s so that other kids won’t have to lose their Pop Pops.

Alzheimer’s disease currently is the sixth-leading cause of death and the only cause of death among the top 10 causes in America without a way to prevent, cure or even slow its progression. While death rates for most major chronic diseases continue to decline, Alzheimer’s continues to rise. Every 69 seconds someone develops this devastating disease.

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®; now the Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the way with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

The Alzheimer’s Association will hold two Walks in Southern Maryland on Saturday, September 17: one at Asbury~Solomons in Solomons and the other at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf. In addition to the walk, participants will learn more about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical trial enrollment, and support programs and services of the Alzheimer’s Association.